NAI’s Student Showcase identifies and celebrates exceptional student inventors and serves as the premier arena to cultivate partnerships among the brightest minds in academic innovation, from across the nation and around the world. Held at our Annual Conference, the Student Showcase is designed to give students the chance to exhibit their innovation and connect with experts in their fields.
By being featured in the showcase, student teams have the opportunity to network with, learn from, and present their innovation to world-class inventors and meeting attendees. The Student Showcase also allows student presenters to receive direct feedback on their innovations, as well as opportunities to be mentored by NAI Fellows and Senior Members. Student teams are encouraged to continue the connections made during the Annual Meeting through our GAIN Platform, where they can continue to receive professional guidance from experts at NAI Member Institutions.
The Genspiration Prize, made possible by our partners at the Genspiration Foundation, is also awarded as part of the Student Showcase. The Genspiration Foundation is committed to recognizing student inventors and providing support and mentorship to further advance their ability to translate their innovations to make positive societal and economic impacts. To learn more about the awards, visit the Genspiration Prize page.
The Student Showcase also features the Dr. Barry Bercu Biomedical University Inventor Prize, recognizing outstanding student innovation within the biomedical field. The Prize was created by the Bercu family to honor the legacy of NAI Fellow Dr. Barry Bercu, a pediatric endocrinologist and visionary innovator, with an aim to recognize biomedical innovations that could serve as impactful solutions and increase quality of care for patients.
For questions about the Student Showcase program, please contact Carrie White at [email protected].
K-12 Eligibility and Requirements
- The Genspiration Prize is open to individuals and teams. If applying as a team, the team lead and one additional team member may attend the Annual Conference.
- Students must be enrolled in a K-12 academic institution.
- Students must have placed as a finalist with their current invention in a previous regional or national competition.
- Students will need a letter of support from their local affiliate.
- Student individuals or teams must express an interest in the advancement of their innovation through patenting, licensing or commercialization.
- The presented innovation must be relevant to the Annual Conference theme: Foward Together: Innovating with Purpose.
University Eligibility and Requirements
- The Student Showcase is open to individuals and teams. If applying as a team, the team lead and one additional team member may attend the Annual Conference.
- Collegiate inventors must be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program of a NAI Member Institution. Check our Member Directory for a full list of Member Institutions.
- For the Genspiration Prize, the team lead must be an undergrad student.
- To qualify for the Bercu Prize, the innovation must be biomedical in nature (undergrad, graduate and phd students qualify)
- Collegiate inventors will need an endorsement of support from their faculty advisor.
- Student teams must express interest in the advancement of their innovation through patenting, licensing, or commercialization.
2024 Student Showcase
